Can't sleep, must sew
Nov. 9th, 2001 04:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sublimatedangelAhhh insomnia... heh, well at least I don't have to dread waking up tomorrow.
Since I can't sleep, I am making progress on the kimono. Not sure how useful it is... I think the embroidery should be done before I sew the lining completely in, but still have to decide all the details on that.... but I can at least do the sleeves I guess. I've decided just to self line it... I just know I'll look around the fabric store and see nothing appropriate... and it will be decorative enough if I do all the needlework stuff.... I don't want fancy lining fabric to take away from that, now do I? Of course not...
Silly me was looking at embroidery sites on the web and seeing what REALLY skilled people can do... I thought the project was a bit insane before, but now I am really really tempted to get insanely fancy. I think what I will do is do part of the design in regular embroidery and part of it in the subtle-blending-of-colors embroidery... like with the cherry blossoms, do all the white ones but then throw in a few white-shading-to-pink ones... or if I do fall leaves, do most of the leaves in flat fall colors (or silver/gold/copper) and then do just a few in a blending of color (or blending of above metallics). Why yes, I do feel the need to complicate already complicated projects... it's just my perverse nature. Of course, first I have to decide, and decisions are not my strong suit...
Of course, this could all be sleep deprivation talking... in the morning maybe I'll wake up and decide to just leave well enough alone :)
Since I can't sleep, I am making progress on the kimono. Not sure how useful it is... I think the embroidery should be done before I sew the lining completely in, but still have to decide all the details on that.... but I can at least do the sleeves I guess. I've decided just to self line it... I just know I'll look around the fabric store and see nothing appropriate... and it will be decorative enough if I do all the needlework stuff.... I don't want fancy lining fabric to take away from that, now do I? Of course not...
Silly me was looking at embroidery sites on the web and seeing what REALLY skilled people can do... I thought the project was a bit insane before, but now I am really really tempted to get insanely fancy. I think what I will do is do part of the design in regular embroidery and part of it in the subtle-blending-of-colors embroidery... like with the cherry blossoms, do all the white ones but then throw in a few white-shading-to-pink ones... or if I do fall leaves, do most of the leaves in flat fall colors (or silver/gold/copper) and then do just a few in a blending of color (or blending of above metallics). Why yes, I do feel the need to complicate already complicated projects... it's just my perverse nature. Of course, first I have to decide, and decisions are not my strong suit...
Of course, this could all be sleep deprivation talking... in the morning maybe I'll wake up and decide to just leave well enough alone :)
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"It's just like Heaven....."
In a way, it's ummm..."comfortingly gratifying" to see you getting into and having such fun with your sewing projects now that work's done :) Me is very happy for you, sweetie! :)
Re: "It's just like Heaven....."
Date: 2001-11-09 10:58 am (UTC)Trust me, me did not want to stay up... me just got up from sooooome sleep but not enough... rrrrr... not good :( But I hopehopehope tonight will be better. And thank you for the email re: the dragon designs.... Yes, the one is too snakish for me too, but I kinda like how it fades away, you know? but it is also a painting... I don't know if me has those kind of skills. However, "you never know what you can do if you don't try"... I'm still thinking about it. Want more opinions too...